April 26, 2018. Recently, CoStar honored local brokers by awarding its Power Broker Awards.

April 19, 2018. Millennials have bought into the concept of sharing things, such as physical space in exchange for services and convenience, and it is now making waves in the real estate industry.

April 12, 2018. I had the opportunity to take a group of students to Mick Cornett’s final Mayor’s Development Roundtable last month.

April 5, 2018. Just as a university cannot be separated from its community, neither can real estate.

April 2018. I like meeting with colleagues in the coffee shops and pubs to discuss our projects or just learn what’s going on in each other’s lives. To me that is community.

May 29, 2018. The momentum that autonomous vehicle technology had enjoyed the last few years recently took a hit when a woman in Tempe, Arizona, was struck and killed by a driverless vehicle. Much of the attention and many of the questions raised from the tragic event have fallen on planners and developers of the built environment.

March 22, 2018. Jack Werner founded A to Z Inspections in 2002 to do residential and commercial real estate inspections. With degrees in construction and finance, Werner developed a process to produce an inspection that educates the buyers about the property they are purchasing.

March 15, 2018. For one day this real estate column dude got to play restaurant critic.

March 8, 2018. What started out seven years ago as a tornado summit has grown into a three-day, multidiscipline conference focused on many different disaster threats, including tornadoes, wildfires, hurricanes, floods, hail, and earthquakes.

March 2018. Today, the lot where the little bungalow sat, will continue to be a blessing. With the advice from her kids, banker, and builder, Iris is building an income-producing project to aid in her retirement.

March 1, 2018. We are two years out from the census, and now is the time for our cities to judiciously avert an undercount.

February 22, 2018. Commercial real estate, as an asset class, is a hedge against inflation, meaning that it can help offset the impact.

February 15, 2018. The Urban Land Institute has had a huge influence on development in Oklahoma in its first 11 years. For the past four years, ULI Oklahoma has awarded Impact Awards to the most deserving projects.

February 8, 2018. I’ve been considering the effect that the shrinking middle class is likely to have on commercial real estate.

February 1, 2018. We live in one of the most affordable housing markets in the U.S., and because this is a strategic advantage to our city and state, it is worth tracking and monitoring.

January 25, 2018. The countdown to implementation of the new liquor laws in Oklahoma has begun and the strategic jockeying of real estate plays are now evident all over the state.

January 18, 2018. There are important housing policy decisions under consideration in our nation’s capital.

January 11, 2018. The University of Central Oklahoma Risk Management, Resilience, and Built Environment Policy Institute is studying Gentrification and Social Capital as it concerns real estate development.

January 4, 2018. I’ve been thinking about the residential rental market in Oklahoma City this holiday season.

December 28, 2017. When it became evident the president and Congress were serious about passing the first meaningful tax reform since 1986, lobbyists at the National Association of Realtors got busy. So, how did they do?